Mixed Media Art can certainly include crayons and pencils, as well as paper, fabric and card. Usually there is a collage or painting component, as well.

Happy creating!

Lot’s Of Love,
Jas – A helpless girl who needs help.

Thank You x

I agree with your comment on the home page that mixed media opens up the door for more people to try their hand as you do not necessarily need to have artistic skills that may normally be ‘expected’ of other types of artwork. This could be indeed be the point where someone could find and build on those skills too.

Too many people are ‘frightened’ to draw or paint because they fear critisism of anything they may produce.

The only time I can ever remember being allowed to be totally free to express myself without any fear of someone having something damning to say is when I was a child.
Even art teachers are known to stunt a child or students artisc imagination as they are so stuck in what needs to be taught in the curricullum , and so it must be done this way not that way. This is so damaging! Although it is very good to be taught the techniques and to produce accurate and very fine detailed work, it is also very important to dedicate or allow space in that teaching for the development of the individuals ideas, a chance to be expressive and a chance to be exceptionally creative.

This is part of the push behind me giving a name to my style of mixed media painting as I call it ‘Mixism-the ultimate form of expressionism’. There is no right way and no wrong way, the artist can use as many different styles, or isms, of working within one painting as they wish. They can use what ever materials they wish on what ever support they desire. The ulimate thing is to be totally free to express your self and it is not open to critisism but is open for interpretation.

My second website is called http://www.mixism.co.uk although my Mixism pieces are include on my main website too there are links between both sites………..

I have given about 20 demonstrations to art societies aroound the uk teaching this style and would like to encourage the use of it and of course the name.

So if you believe that any of your works come under the style of Mixism I would be very pleased to hear from you and also would be happy to include an image and paragraph about your work on the Mixism and other artist page of my website.

Happy painting…….

Marilyn Comparetto

Mixed Media Art includes all and anything you can think of! My preference is for paper, as I have a sewing aversion, which I will attempt to overcome this year.